Poundbury
Poundbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.
Poundbury postcode: DT1 3SP
There are great places to visit near Poundbury including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Poundbury boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
There are a number of waterfalls near to Poundbury including Jericho Weir.
The area around Poundbury features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Poundbury.
Poundbury is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),
Poundbury's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
There are a number of hills near to Poundbury including Eggardon Hill.
Castles to visit near Poundbury include Corfe Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Poundbury like Corfe Castle.
Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Poundbury.
Poundbury History
There are some historic monuments around Poundbury:
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Two barrows at Rew
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Maiden Castle
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Frampton Roman villa
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Sandy Barrow
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Herringston round barrows
- Churchyard cross
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Preston Roman villa
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Round barrow SW of village
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Barrow on College Down
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Helstone burial chamber
Places to see near Poundbury
Lakes near Poundbury
Rivers near Poundbury
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter
